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GoodLeaf Lands $2.7M for Calgary Farm
Guelph, Ont.- and Bible Hill, NS-based vertical farming startup GoodLeaf Farms has inked a deal with Alberta for the provincial government to pay $2.73 million towards a 74,000-square-foot facility in Calgary.
GoodLeaf, a subsidiary of TruLeaf,
Venn Garage Adds Two IT Startups
Venn Innovation, a New Brunswick startup hub, has added a pair of ideation-stage software companies to its Venn Garage incubator via one of its open pitch events. Judges chose Oz Health and DYOFOX from a field of largely immigrant-led businesses.
Scale-up Hub Atlanta Reveals Smaller Cohort
Nova Scotia Business Inc.’s Scale-up Hub: Atlanta program has announced its six-company fall cohort -- down from eight participants in the spring session -- with four startups from Nova Scotia, one from Newfoundland and Labrador, and one from New
Milk Moovement Bags $1.5M From SDTC
Milk Moovement, which makes supply chain management software for the dairy industry, now controls about 10 percent of United States milk production and has bagged a $1.5 million grant from federal agency Sustainable Development Technology Canada.
Energia Demo Day Set for Dec. 9
Fredericton-based accelerator Energia Ventures will hold its second demo day of 2021 on Dec. 9, showcasing a roster of five companies from four countries.
Energia is hosted by the University of New Brunswick’s Technology, Management and
Webjet Buys Trip Ninja
Almost three months after Halifax travel scheduling startup Trip Ninja announced it was ceasing operations, an eleventh-hour buyout has saved the company and the jobs of both its founders and employees.
In September, CEO Andres Collart said he was
Medtech Shines at Volta Cohort
Medtech and biotech companies were dominant at Wednesday’s Volta Cohort pitch competition, with all five winners pitching products with healthcare applications.
The victors triumphed in a field of 14 finalists to bag up to $25,000 in the short-term
Launching our Oceantech Survey
At Entrevestor, we’re now gearing up to produce our data reports for 2021, and we’d like to tell you how we’re enhancing these products.
As we have for the past nine years, we will produce our annual Atlantic Canada Startup Data report, which we
Venture Grade Backs 3D Planeta, KorrAI
Venture Grade, a student venture capital fund based at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, has announced new investments in two regional companies that facilitate the making of advanced maps: 3D Planeta and KorrAI.
In a statement, the young
BoomersPlus Becomes SeasonedPros
BoomersPlus, a Halifax company that matches seasoned professionals with part-time jobs where their experience is needed, is rebranding as SeasonedPros.
“We think our new name better reflects our current and future membership and who we can connect
Swarmio CSE Listing Raises $6.3M
Video game technology company Swarmio Media, which has offices in Halifax, Sydney and the Toronto area, began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange Monday, with shares spiking early in the day before surrendering most of their gains.
The
BioVectra Announces Vaccine Manufacturing Facility
Charlottetown-based BioVectra, which manufactures pharmaceutical ingredients, has announced it will build one of Canada’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facilities in a project worth $76.9 million.
The federal government will pay $39.8 million of